Senior Principal Chief Engineer, Software – Aerospace (m/f/d)

Join us in shaping the future of aerospace technology. In this role, you’ll focus on software process integration across disciplines, ensuring compliance with aviation and space industry standards and delivering certified, high-performance products. From lifecycle reviews and change control boards to make-or-buy decisions and internal audits, you’ll be at the heart of technical governance - balancing innovation, quality, and customer expectations.

Your Tasks

• Attends product life cycle reviews (PLC), verification board and nonconformance review board (NCR)
• Involved in Change Control Boards, provides guidance and technical approval of product offerings and bids
• Provides technology status reports, risk register, technology roadmaps, and trade studies
• Takes make-or-buy decisions and takes the customer point of view into account
• Defines efficient development under strict certification and/or qualification constraints, whilst ensuring product quality and performance
• Defends development and certification/qualification approach in front of customers
• Performs internal audits to ensure product quality and certification/qualification is on-track towards customer and products

Your Profile

• University degree in computer science, software engineering or another relevant field
• Proven experience in major Aerospace projects involving complex electronic systems, including hardware, chip IP, software, systems engineering, and/or product assurance
• 5+ years in a technical lead role within Aerospace avionics or systems engineering, with a strong focus on software certification
• Experience in working with complex safety related embedded system certification/qualification interfacing with authorities.
• Know-how in applying RTCA DO-178C, DO-330, DO-254, SAE ARP4754A, ESA ECSS-E-ST-10/40/50 and/or NASA NPR 7150.2D standards
• Excellent command of English, with strong interpersonal and collaboration skills